Abstract/Description

The risk of nations

Notes

In the US, products are safe until proven risky
In France, products are risky until proven safe
In the UK, products are risky even when proven safe
In India, products are safe even when proven risky
In Canada, products are neither safe nor risky
In Japan, products are either safe or risky
In Brazil, products are both safe and risky
In an ACP country, products are ???
Adapted from Biosafety through the ages, a presentation by Professor Calestous Juma, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University